LABOR LAW ENFORCEMENT SPECIALIST V - DOWNTOWN, OAHU

About the role

The Labor Law Enforcement Specialist V position is full-time and located in Downtown, Honolulu, Oahu. The position is open until 15 applications are received. Salary range is $6,221 to $7,568 monthly (SR-24, Step D to I).

Responsibilities

• Supervise a staff of lower level enforcement specialists engaged in conducting predominantly highly complex labor law compliance investigations.
• Plan and coordinate program investigation and compliance activities; assign and schedule work; exercise control over the quantity and quality of work performed; provide guidance and assistance to subordinates; evaluate performance of work; plan and direct the training of specialists; and perform related duties.
• Develop program plans, policies, procedures, goals, and objectives; recommend policy changes and evaluate program effectiveness; assist with program budget development, coordination, and preparation; develop and draft new and amended legislative and administrative rule changes; develop staff training programs; provide technical assistance and advice to program personnel; and develop and maintain various program information management systems.
• Plan, direct, and coordinate hearings and pre-hearing conferences; recommend revisions to operating methods and guidelines; prepare budget recommendations; supervise and train lower level enforcement specialists conducting hearings; and conduct administrative hearings.
• Conduct administrative hearings on complex to highly complex complaint cases and appeals on notifications of violation issued to employers.

Requirements

• Legal Authorization to Work: Must be a citizen, national, or permanent resident alien of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.
• Education: Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a bachelor’s degree.
• Experience: Three and one-half (3 ½) years of progressively responsible professional work experience which involved the application of labor laws and rules as a primary function, in performing investigations, and/or enforcing and promoting compliance with state laws and rules pertaining to wage and hour; wages and hours of employees on public works; payment of wages and other compensation; family leave; and child labor.

Qualifications

• Knowledge: Report writing and an understanding of mathematical principles and practices and their application; basic investigation methods and techniques; interviewing methods and techniques; departmental policies and procedures; pertinent labor laws, rules, regulations, and investigative methods and techniques; legal terminology, rules of evidence, and rules of court necessary for the conduct of administrative hearings.
• Ability: Add, subtract, multiply and divide quickly and correctly; analyze and evaluate facts; use mathematical reasoning to solve problems; communicate effectively both orally and in writing; exercise tact, diplomacy, and discretion in dealing with others; understand and interpret pertinent labor laws, rules, and regulations; understand and apply methods and techniques of interviewing and investigation; apply laws, rules, policies, regulations, and investigational techniques learned to actual work situations; analyze payroll and other business records; make sound recommendations on action to be taken; prepare investigation reports; and deal effectively with employers and their employees, other program personnel, and the public.
• Other: Some positions require the ability to assign, review and evaluate the work of others; make sound decisions on difficult and sensitive issues; and conduct administrative hearings; and to render sound, impartial and objective decisions.

Skills

• Writing clear and comprehensive reports and other documents;
• Reading and interpreting complex written material;
• Solving complex problems logically and systematically.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$6,221 to $7,568 monthly (SR-24, Step D to I)

Schedule

Full-time